Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today launched
MyGov, a platform that empowers the citizens of India to contribute
towards Surajya. Speaking on the occasion, which also marked the
completion of sixty days of the new Government, the Prime Minister said
the success of democracy is impossible without participation of the
people.

Stating that in the past, there used to be a big gap between the people
and the processes of governance, the Prime Minister said that in the
past sixty days, the experience of his Government was that there were
many people who wanted to contribute towards nation-building, and devote
their time and energy. The only thing they required was an opportunity
to shine and showcase their contribution. The Prime Minister said the
MyGov platform is a technology-driven medium that would provide this
opportunity to contribute towards good governance.

The Prime Minister expressed confidence that the people would welcome
this initiative. He also invited suggestions to strengthen and improve
the platform. He hoped that everyone would join hands through this
platform to take the country forward, and to meet the aspirations of the
poorest of the poor. He said he was confident of success in this
mission, because he recognized the strength and capability of 125 crore
Indians.

The Prime Minister said he looked forward to receiving the suggestions, views and ideas of the people.

The platform - MyGov - presents an opportunity to the citizens to both
‘Discuss’ and ‘Do.’ There are multiple theme-based discussions on MyGov
where a wide range of people would share their thoughts and ideas.
Further, any idea shared by a contributor will also be discussed on
these discussion forums, allowing constructive feedback and interaction.

For those who wish to go beyond discussions and wish to contribute on
the ground, MyGov offers several avenues to do so. Citizens can
volunteer for various tasks and submit their entries. These tasks would
then be reviewed by other members and experts. Once approved, these
tasks can be shared by those who complete the task and by other members
on MyGov. Every approved task would earn credit points for completing
the task.

National Informatics Centre (NIC), Department of Electronics and
Information Technology (DeitY) would implement and manage the platform
“MyGov” which would facilitate Citizen Engagement in Good Governance.

Groups and corners are an important part of MyGov. The platform has been
divided into various groups namely Clean Ganga, Girl Child Education,
Clean India, Skilled India, Digital India, Job Creation. Each group
consists of online and onground tasks that can be taken up by the
contributors. The objective of each group is to bring about a
qualitative change in that sphere through people’s participation.

The Minister for Communication and IT, Law and Justice, Shri Ravi
Shankar Prasad, and senior officers of the Government of India were
present at the launch of the platform.

Road Ahead

The inauguration of MyGov is a small step towards the larger mission of
becoming a one stop centre for citizen engagement towards good
governance. Over time the number of groups, tasks and discussions will
increase. MyGov would also be used as a comprehensive knowledge
repository, giving insights from the sharpest and brightest minds across
India.